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Just ASK: The best way to protect your kids from guns outside your home.

If you’re like most parents, you probably have some questions the first time your child asks to play with a new friend or in a new place. How will they be supervised? Are the TV shows and games age-appropriate? What about Internet access and pets and allergies? However, we’ve learned that there’s one important question that over half of parents never think to ask:

“Is there an unlocked gun where my child plays?”

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Asking this simple question is an important step every parent can take to help keep their children safe, and possible save their child's life.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the NRA fails to mention any of the peer-reviewed, empirical research—including my own—that demonstrates again and again the ineffectiveness of child-focused gun safety programs.

Our goal was simple: to create a safer future for our children. And over the last 15 years, through the efforts of millions of moms who were inspired by that original march, I am pleased to report that we have made some truly extraordinary progress.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the NRA fails to mention any of the peer-reviewed, empirical research—including my own—that demonstrates again and again the ineffectiveness of child-focused gun safety programs.

Our goal was simple: to create a safer future for our children. And over the last 15 years, through the efforts of millions of moms who were inspired by that original march, I am pleased to report that we have made some truly extraordinary progress.

"Today, I tell all parents to ask a simple question that can help prevent unintentional shootings like the one that has changed my life: "Is there an unlocked gun in the homes where my child plays?"" Sonya Barge, Markie's Mother.

Although children die every day from gun violence, there is something especially harrowing about these tragic acts. Schools are supposed to be safe havens where children can learn, grow, and achieve. Yet guns from the home pose a continuous threat to our schools.

The Truth About Kids & Guns” report catalogues this deadly impact, providing the most recent data available from leading credible sources, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to show where, how and why these deaths and injuries occur.

Children often have easy access to guns in the home. Easy access to guns can have tragic consequences for children. ASK "Is there an unlocked gun in your house?" before your child plays at, or visits, another home.